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Homelessness bothers me. It bothers me every day. It is more than an inconvenience – it reminds that as a society we don’t care about the homeless. We continue walking while someone is freezing i...

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Lately I’ve been realizing that I’ve always spent so much mental energy on trying to make others like me. No, not just anyone. People I cared about, who were close to me – roommates, friends, ass...

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I’m feeling super sleepy because I’ve been getting 5.5 hours of sleep a night, and I’m going to bed soon, very soon, but I wanted to check in first. Because today was fab. It started with me ope...

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It’s amazing what happens when you don’t force things. You find out. That’s what happens. When it’s time, you know. I’ve been wanting to come back and write here, but it wasn’t time. I didn’t fee...

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I just finished a first full week of school. I don’t even know what to say – ha! Everything is new. Everything is an adjustment, and it might take a few months. I feel a mix of emotions through t...

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I am having a hard time finding words, and maybe that is OK. Maybe I’m not supposed to know what to write before I start. Maybe it will come as it will, all on its own. It’s been a good few week...

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It has been a while since I last wrote. It has been a strange spring, and so perhaps this is why. Even writing right now feels a little painful. I feel strangely self-conscious, like someone is w...

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I received an offer to join the PhD program everywhere I interviewed! Which is really exciting. So I am now deciding between four programs, all along the east coast: NY, DC, VA, SC. It’s exciting...

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In November, I applied to 12 PhD programs all over the US. So far, I’ve heard back from 3 … all invited me to interview! This is crazy and awsome. It’s 1:42 a.m., and I so should be in bed … but ...

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